linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET] sysfs: use seq_file and unify regular and bin file handling

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Date:	Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:15:13 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:	kay@...y.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET] sysfs: use seq_file and unify regular and bin file
 handling

Hey, again.

On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 05:49:30PM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
>  0001-sysfs-remove-unused-sysfs_buffer-pos.patch
>  0002-sysfs-remove-sysfs_buffer-needs_read_fill.patch
>  0003-sysfs-remove-sysfs_buffer-ops.patch
>  0004-sysfs-add-sysfs_open_file_mutex.patch
>  0005-sysfs-rename-sysfs_buffer-to-sysfs_open_file.patch
>  0006-sysfs-add-sysfs_open_file-sd-and-file.patch
>  0007-sysfs-use-transient-write-buffer.patch
>  0008-sysfs-use-seq_file-when-reading-regular-files.patch
>  0009-sysfs-prepare-llseek-path-for-unified-regular-bin-fi.patch
>  0010-sysfs-prepare-path-write-for-unified-regular-bin-fil.patch
>  0011-sysfs-prepare-read-path-for-unified-regular-bin-file.patch
>  0012-sysfs-copy-bin-mmap-support-from-fs-sysfs-bin.c-to-f.patch
>  0013-sysfs-prepare-open-path-for-unified-regular-bin-file.patch
>  0014-sysfs-merge-regular-and-bin-file-handling.patch

On the second thought, 0011 seems too dangerous, especially for pci IO
BAR regions.  Grumble, looks like I'll have to break out the bin read
path.  Please ignore patches >= 0009.  I'll update them and repost.

Thanks!

-- 
tejun
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